deformed

  • 1Deformed — De*formed , a. Unnatural or distorted in form; having a deformity; misshapen; disfigured; as, a deformed person; a deformed head. {De*form ed*ly}, adv. {De*form ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2deformed — deformed; un·deformed; …

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  • 3deformed — index blemished, defective, marred Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4deformed — [adj] disfigured, distorted askew, awry, bent, blemished, bowed, buckled, contorted, cramped, crippled, crooked, curved, damaged, disjointed, gnarled, grotesque, humpbacked, hunchbacked, ill made, irregular, knotted, maimed, malformed, mangled,… …

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  • 5deformed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ misshapen; distorted …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6deformed — [dē fôrmd′, difôrmd′] adj. changed as in form or shape, esp. so as to be misshapen, disfigured, or ugly …

    English World dictionary

  • 7Deformed — Deform De*form , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deformed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deforming}.] [L. deformare; de + formare to form, shape, fr. forma: cf. F. d[ e]former. See {Form}.] 1. To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8deformed — deformedly /di fawr mid lee/, adv. deformedness, n. /di fawrmd /, adj. 1. having the form changed, esp. with loss of beauty; misshapen; disfigured: After the accident his arm was permanently deformed. 2. hateful; offensive: a deformed personality …

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  • 9deformed — de|formed [dıˈfo:md US o:rmd] adj something that is deformed has the wrong shape, especially because it has grown or developed wrongly ▪ the deformed toe on his right foot …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10deformed — adjective something that is deformed has the wrong shape, especially because it has grown or developed wrongly: a deformed foot …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English